Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-09-15

ship, was caller at this office Satur-
day.
County Commissioner Henry
Schwier was a caller at this office
Friday.
Coates & auckland have got some
thing handsome to show you. Drop
i'll and see them soon.
Leonard Krouse, the staunch Dem
crat and candidate for treasurer, is
in the city shaking hands all around.
Mr.. S. Tullis will start for Peoria,
ILL.,, in few days to purchase furnl-
ture for the new Grand Central Hotel.
Mrs. Percy Dawson will be in town
the first of October, and expects to
give music LESSONS on the organ and
piano.
The stand pipe for the water works
is now up to the height of about SO
feet. and is being rapidly raised heav-
onward.
Prof T. G. Wilson came in last
evening from a weeks hunt. He says
the chickens are exceedingly plentiful
this fall.
Friday afternoon while some
boys were playing north of the square,
Walter, the son of Morgan Caraway,
fell from small shed and broke his
right arm above the elbow. The boy
is doing well.
The fire company will begin drill
ing before long. While the boys pro-
pose to perfect themselves in the ma
nipulation of the hose, they also ex-
pect to have lots of fun out Of the
practice meetings.
We neglected to mention that j.
w. Chapel has raised some of as fine
peaches on his place south of the
river, as can be grown any place. Mr..
Chapel brought in some Of them
Wednesday evening.
MARRIED-On Tuesday, at II p.
M, by Rev. S. H. Enyeart, at the
residence of Mr.. Roblee, Frank Hip
pier, of Denver, to Miss Adelin
King, of this city.
For the next three weeks Rev. j.
w. Thompson, of the Presbyterian
church, will take a little recreation.
The regular services will be continued
at the church, with the exception of
the preaching.
Mr.. S. r. Hill and wife, parents of
Mrs. j. G. Gwinn, who have been Wis
iting here for some months, returned
to their home in Anderson, w. Va,
on the 9TH inst. They go back we'll
pleased with our country.
The GRAPHIC office has just fin
ished the premium lists for the com
ing agricultural association, and to-
day they are being sent out to every
citizen in the county, besides being
sent to all points in surrounding coun-
ties. Everything speaks we'll for a
successful meeting the coming month.
Jos. D. .Weiner, of the New York
Store, has just sold Mr.. Tullis bill
of goods that is of no small size. 1t
is the carpets, curtains and bedding
for the new Central Hotel. In max.
ing this sale, Mr.. Weiner had as COM
petitors the large establishments at
Kansas City, Topeka and Wichita,
and it is only just to say that Great
Bend establishment made better
prices than these large houses.
Charley BROKER has just com
pleted handsome monument and
placed it over the remains of the
late A. G. Moses. The workmanship
on this handsome granite structure,
which stands about ten feet high,
will bear the closest scrutiny, and our
people should examine it and learn
that they can get such work done
right here as cheaply and as satistac>
tory in point of quality and work
manship as by sending away from our
city.
Mr.. 4. G. Galley, who has so sue
cessfully managed the branch office of
the Singer Manufacturing Company,
located at this place, has sent in his